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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
435 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 22
SEOUL, Tuesday.--The cease-fire on the Korean front came last night "in a blaze of jubilant flares" as the fighting men of both sides leaned on their weapons and relaxed for the first time in more than three years. More than 1,700,000 soldiers on opposing sides of the 150-mile long…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NARROMINE, Tuesday: A ruling was given at a bushfire conference today that a bushfire captain could not be held personally responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Legal advisers of the Railways Department are considering if an appeal should be lodged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SEOUL, Tuesday: All is now quiet along the Korean front after United Nations and Communist negotiators in Panmunjon last night out ink to paper to halt the three years of carnage which cost millions of lives and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Supreme Court yesterday awarded £45,000 damages against the Railway Commissioner as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Supreme Court today awarded £45,000 damages against the Railway Commissioner as a result of a bush fire in the Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Firemen at a big fire in Woodburn-street, Redfern, on July 17, were 27 short of the number required by regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Representations are to be made by Lithgow City Council for the provision of a water supply tender to assist fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY. Friday: A fire which burned for two and a half hours, caused £80,000 damage to the Riverstone Meatworks, Riverstone, tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A chimney fire which broke out at 212 Piper Street about 6.25 last night was extinguished before any damage was caused. SSO Clemens and 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Sunday: Damage; estimated at £80,000 was caused early this morning by a fire which destroyed the main shopping block of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY.—New bushfire equipment worth £180,462 would be distributed to councils before next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two general meetings of the Fire Brigade Employees' Union yesterday decided unanimously to ask the Chief Secretary,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Thursday: Directors of a corset manufacturing company narrowly escaped being trapped in a fire which severely…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A chimney fire which broke out at Mr. Stan Smith's home, 46 Durham Street, at 3.25 yesterday afternoon, as promptly extinguished by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A chimney lire at Ald. R. G. L. Bailie's home, 68 Mitre Street, was promptly attended by Bathurst Fire Brigade yesterday morning. SSO…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday: The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Winsor) has appealed on 23 grounds against the Supreme Court award of £45,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fire, which threatened disaster to the State Coal Mine this morning and for a time was out of control, has now been safely contained, the chairman of the State Coal Mines Authority (Mr. R. J. Ashworth) and the Director of State Coal Mines (Mr. D. T. Brewster) said in a joint statement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Mine officials this morning sent out a general S.O.S. for all available sandbags and supplies of stone-dust to help fight a huge fire which has broken out in the underground workings and by noon today had- reached critical proportions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LITHGOW, "Wednesday: Twenty-one pit-ponies perished in a tire in the State Cool Mine, near Lithgow. Rescue squad teams were unable…
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